WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2022: U.S. Senator Angus King is welcoming the announcement that the Biden administration will direct Medicare and Medicare Advantage to cover the cost of at-home, rapid COVID-19 tests by early spring. The move comes after a recent push by Senator King calling for the change. Currently, most private insurance companies are required to cover the cost of up to eight over-the-counter at-home COVID-1 more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, led a group of ten Senators in urging the Biden administration to seriously reevaluate exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in order to reduce domestic energy and heating costs. In a letter to U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, the lawmakers stress that with energy and heating cost on the rise - esp more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Congressman Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Accelerating Charitable Efforts (ACE) Act with Congressman Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-Calif.) to reform federal law to ensure funds donated to donor-advised funds (DAFs) are made available to working charities within a reasonable period of time and provide incentives to s more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) co-sponsored bipartisan legislation to help combat online child sexual exploitation. The Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act (EARN IT Act) removes blanket immunity for violations of laws related to online child sexual abuse material (CSAM). "Far too many children across the nation are at risk of exploitation online. In order to strengthe more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) led a bipartisan letter urging President Biden to prioritize robust funding to combat per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in his Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget request to Congress. The letter, which was co-signed by 33 Senators, including Senator Angus King (I-ME), requests funding to support agencies and programs that will help close gaps in more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Angus King (I-Maine), top Republican and Democrat on the Senate's National Parks Subcommittee, introduced the bipartisan "Gateway Community and Recreation Enhancement Act" to support gateway communities and address challenges facing national parks and public lands like increased visitation and housing shortages. The bipartisan bill also aims to help boost visitation at more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2022: The House Small Business Committee today passed legislation introduced by Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) to build on the success of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) program throughout the country. Golden's Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2022 would strengthen the SBDC network -- including the 22 SBDCs located throughout Maine -- by authorizing an increase of $ more PR